Election Name: | 1978 United States Senate election in Kentucky |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky |
Previous Year: | 1972 |
Next Election: | 1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky |
Next Year: | 1984 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1978 |
Nominee1: | Walter Dee Huddleston |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 290,730 |
Percentage1: | 60.98% |
Nominee2: | Louie Guenthner Jr. |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 175,766 |
Percentage2: | 36.87% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Walter Dee Huddleston |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Walter Dee Huddleston |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1978 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Senator Walter Dee Huddleston won reelection to a second term., this was the last time Democrats and/or anyone other than Mitch McConnell won the Class 2 Senate seat in Kentucky.